Will my MK3 kit still match the current online instructions?
Earlier this year I received a MK3 kit that shipped on 28 January 2018. I got as far as completing section 2 of the instructions, the Y-axis assembly. Unfortunately, due to some major family medical issues, I then had to stop working on the MK3 entirely for 2 1/2 months.
Now I'm ready to resume the build. However, I was working from version 3.01 of the online instructions, and I see they are now up to version 3.04.
More particularly, I received an email from Prusa on 2 March announcing changes to the MK3. Besides new firmware, the email noted that they updated some parts and tweaked the assembly manual.
So, if I use the current version 3.04 online manual to finish building my printer, will anything be different that I should know about?
Re: Will my MK3 kit still match the current online instructions?
You may want to use the manual that your printer came with and use the online for updates. Most updates I think will fall into two categories.
1. New part updates, Identified by the part numbers
2. Updates due to input by other customers.
In general the directions shouldn't have changed that much. One thing that you want to notice are the comments at the end of each step. Customers "and I've made a few" have had problems or suggest better ways of doing something.
I broke a part trying to tighten it. The directions didn't say how far to go and I didn't think it was doing anything. Part 4, step 18 caused my delay. I wish you good luck in your build.